Today is the final day of E3, however don’t fret! The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) simply introduced the dates for subsequent yr’s E3: June 9-11.
One query that’s unanswered is the place E3 2020 will happen. E3’s future on the LA Convention Center has been unsure since 2017 when ESA CEO Mike Gallagher mentioned the group would possibly pursue different choices if the venue didn’t “upgrade and modernize” the facility. Gallagher particularly referred to the shortage of ground area on the heart, which is split into two present flooring by one lengthy (lengthy) hallway.
*Editor’s Note: It’s a really lengthy hallway.
Making issues worse, a significant energy outage struck E3 on Wednesday, and whereas the conference heart was not at fault – a construction incident affected a large portion of downtown LA that day – the outage positively didn’t assist the present’s public notion. E3’s confronted criticism for a number of years because it struggles to stroll an odd line between a commerce and client present, and the viability of its venue provides extra gasoline to the hearth.
As for what to anticipate from subsequent yr’s E3, new consoles from Sony and Microsoft are slated to hit the market in 2020, so these will possible dominate the present, wherever it finally ends up. Sony could have backed out of the present this yr, however in February, Sony head Shawn Layden told Game Informer that simply because Sony didn’t have a presence this yr doesn’t imply it received’t make a splash at E3 in 2020.
Nintendo confirmed that a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is currently in development, so it’s possible we’ll get a glimpse of that. And Ubisoft is holding out on the rumored Assassin’s Creed vikings game, one other year-long break for a sequence that Ubisoft annualized for practically a decade. At the very least, no matter E3 turns into subsequent yr, hopefully builders will bring a little more gameplay to the table.
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